The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-01

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KENNEDEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal appeared yester-
day In an enlarged form and with a new
dress OF type. II Is now twenty-slx per cent
larger than In It's own form; and with its en-
larged form and bright new dress will be
heartily greeted By hosts Of people In the
Kennebec valley who have for years regard
ed the Journal as zone Of the family"
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
The hand-tub .Kennebec, .ewRed by NJ. q.
Shaw & Son Of Bath, has been sold to the
| had any protection from fire other than that
afforded by tle efforts OF its citizens with
| the use Of buckets, but the large and rapidly
| increasing amount Of property In that viii
lage will no longer be without protection.
The Katahdin Iron Works commenced ON
wednesday last to turn out iron, and on
Friday and Saturday the output reached 20
tons day, point at which II will be easily
sustained The Tapidity with which the
working Of rebuilding and enlarging the fur
mace was done, the entire work being accom-
plished within four weeks, Is something un-
preeedented in that line.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The following are the officers Of North Pc
nObscot Agricultural Society, elected for
1883: Nathan Ayerill Of Lee, president;
). X. Ludden OF Lincoln, secretary; II. IA.
johnson Of Springfield, treasurer; vice pres
idents, j. Nj. Daniels Of Lee, j. ID. Stan
wood OF Winn, A. III. Lindsay Of Carroll, Q.
A. Brown Of Lincoln Centre, Il. A. Reed OF
| Springfield, A. Il. GOwell Of Lakeville, w.
| III. Thompson Of Prentlss. X. ShOrey Of Bur
lington, A. w. Wakefield Of Lowell, A. 5.
Leighton Of Webster; trustees, Q. NJ. Tuck,
| A. X. Lewis, and j. G. Kicker, all Of Lee.
Fred S. Palmer has resigned the cantaincy
| Of the Hamlin Guards Of Bangor. owing to
| his removal 10 another State. The vacancy
| viii be hlled at an election which viii occur
In few days.
The proprietor Of the Watervlle House
was In Bangor yesterday, and with the police
| W S engaged In q vigorous search for John
Sullivan. The latter is fakir, who did a
| big business on West Market and Pickering
| squares last week, selling backing. He Is a
/ well-dressed, smOOth-talking fellow, who has
been in Bangor before. Last Thursday he
| went over to MarOnoeook 10 the boat race,
and on his return stopped at the Watervillo
/ House. After making board bill Of S5 he
skipped, but before doing so the proprietor
claims that Sullivan made a tour of the
| rooms, taking what articles were movable
and convenient to carry.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Saturday morning. reports the Bath Times,
as the steamer Star Of the East lay at Par
ker's Flats, young man discovered the loss
OF his p0eket-boOk. containing S115O. After
/ years Of hard w0rKin Boston he was going
down 10 Gardiner to pay for farm Just bar
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the cabin for q careful search. A young
man noticed the search, inquired If he had
lost anything, and then gladdened the loser
by saying that he was a finder, and produced
the poeket-boOk all right.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
This has been great year for weddings
| In Calais, and this is how the Calais Times
/ tells Of the latest: Another brilliant
/ event in this, the greatest matri mOnial sea-
son Ia local annals, occurred last evening.
At the residence Of the brides parents In
| Milltown, N. b. Nellie l.. Eaton, only
daughter Of Charles II. Eaton, Esq, was
e0mbe OF Fredericton, n. B. The brides
maid was Miss Gertrude Eaton Of Calais,
and Mr.. III. v. Edgeeombe, brother Of the
bridegroom, attended as best man."
IN GENERAL.
Gov. Bodwell gives the following facts con-
concerning the business Of the great granite
companies in which he Is Interested From
800 10 400 men are employed by the Halo
| well Granite Company, and between 400 and
500 by the Bodwell Company at Fox Island.
The last named company are now filing a
100000 contract TO supply granite for Har-
lem river bridge, $4,000 contract for gran.
ite for the magnificent new library building
In Pittsburg. and are also shipping a greai
quantity Of granite for building In Chica-
go. The Hallowell company has contracts
on hand for monumental work, which will
amount up 10 100000. These are from all
parts Of the country. They are furnishing
$4,000 worth Of granite for the new art
building In New York, which Is now about
worth Of granite for the magnificent resi-
dence Of Mr.. Bruce in New York, and have
| several contracts on hand, amounting %
from $4,000 TO $4,000 each